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Word

funniest

Phoneticsfun·ni·est

US/ˈfəniəst/

UK/fˈʌnɪəst/

Definitions

01most humorous

A1

adj. making you laugh more than any other person or thing.

adj. the superlative form of 'funny', indicating the highest degree of humorous quality.

“That was the funniest joke I have heard all year.”

“The comedian saved his funniest anecdote for the finale, ensuring the audience left the theatre in high spirits.”

Pitfall

That was the most funniest movie I have seen.

That was the funniest movie I have seen.

Do not use 'most' with 'funniest'. The '-est' ending already means 'most'.

Synonyms

most hilariousmost comical

Antonyms

dullestmost serious

02most strange

B1

adj. the most unusual, surprising, or difficult to explain.

adj. the superlative form of 'funny' in its sense of 'strange' or 'peculiar'.

“The funniest thing happened to me on the way to work today.”

“The funniest coincidence occurred during the conference when three different speakers accidentally used the exact same opening slide.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

most normalmost ordinary

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